55 Young persons
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995 c 21) | Legislation

55  Young persons

(1)     [Subject to subsection (1A),] a person under school-leaving age shall not be employed in any United Kingdom ship except as permitted by regulations under this section.

[(1A)     A person under 16 years of age shall not be employed in any sea-going United Kingdom ship.]

(2)     The Secretary of State may make regulations—

(a)     prescribing circumstances in which and conditions subject to which persons under school-leaving age who have attained such age as may be specified in the regulations may be employed in a ship [which is not a sea-going United Kingdom ship] in such capacities as may be so specified;

(b)     prescribing circumstances

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